Saturdays, holidays— sleepy afternoons
Bill Ahearn
Milestones
MILESTONES. I have always been fascinated by obituaries. The first place I go in Time Magazine. Not for obvious reasons though, mostly because I want to see who I missed. People who led interesting lives and I never had a chance to know them. Wish I had. I try to meet...
Parasurfiing in Hawaii
Watch and learn!
Finding Life's Contentment in the Faith of the Amish
My journey, now beginning its ninth month, has been one of extraordinary discovery, mostly of interesting places and wonderful people I have met—the magic of their stories. There is, however, a deeper purpose, which is to discover what makes people feel happy and...
Well, I'm a runnin' down the Road In Ickesburg, Pennsylvania…
(To the Eagles: Take It Easy) Well, I'm a runnin' down the Road In Ickesburg, Pennsylvania... And such a fine sight to see It's a Model A Ford—OH MY LORD! A sparklin' '31 two-door Ford with a .030 bored 327 Chebby engine— wrapped in red, bright as can be! Norman...
Rutland, VT—It’s a village, a town, a city with a fabulous Farmers Market downtown.
Did you know? —That all carrots are not orange? —That despite their color, lilac colored peppers taste like green peppers? —That hand-blown glass beads look like rare jewels? —That oatmeal-raisin cookies can be made thick as a really great hamburger and just as round?...
Is there any place more restorative than a forest with bubbling mountain streams?
Prancing along the stream bank I was all-at-once: Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest on a handsome steed; Alan-a-Dale, Troubadour of Robin's Merry Men, and the Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. The roller coaster trail through the hemlocks: my avenue to glory; my...
The Rolling Hills of Northeastern Pennsylvania Are a Patchwork of Cow Pastures, Corn Fields and Huge Farm-Family Lawns
Under azure blue skies white puffy clouds glide along on the wind—this is beautiful farm country, especially if you are fond of barn architecture, well crafted stone walls and foundations—I saw one farm with an old, stone foundation out front, perhaps the first small...
Camping in Stillwater PA
Camping at Whispering Pines Camping Estates in Stillwater PA near the lovely village of Benton
Inventing a dessert—like writing a fine paragraph—is all about ingredients.
Being a cook or a writer or a photographer equally requires vision: a sense of what flavors result when certain tastes and textures come together, the right ingredients, and the finished dish in your mind’s eye. These combined start the salivary glands humming:...
